As we approach Thanksgiving and the holiday season in the US, one of the things that gets tossed around is […]

This past weekend I got to spend some quality time with my Framily.  These people are my friend-family. My chosen […]

Recently, I did something that was really hard for me.  In fact, I was completely unprepared for it.  And- some […]

Have you ever flashed back to crazy, possibly dangerous, times in your life and thought: “holy crap, I should have […]

Over a week ago I posted on Instagram about cleaning chemicals and that they can negatively impact our kids’ microbiome. […]

An interesting article was published this past Summer on the very real, little-discussed changes that occur in the brain of […]

At times it seems like our world is hyperfocused on identity. As if we were ever just one thing.  Some […]

You have probably been reprimanded, just as I have, by your hygienist and dentist to floss more.  The reasoning that […]

Got a chance to talk at the Breastfeeding Beyond the Hospital Stay conference this week in Seattle. No action shots […]

It goes without saying that there are dozens of people who make it possible for midwives to be there for […]

If you were listening to NPR this week (listen here), you may have heard that feeding babies peanut products prior to […]

I would love to replace the typical birth registry of items that all new parents “need”. Instead, I want new […]